Thursday, October 10, 2013

ABP 2013: List of Motions

Open GF. THBT military conscription should be regarded as a war crime
Open SF. THBT Southeast Asian nations should not help to stop the flow of asylum seekers to Australia
Open QF. Michael murdered his wife and 2 children. In his bid to escape the police, he fell and his his head. As a result of the fall, he lost all his memories after age 5. THW not convict Michael of any crime
EFL GF. THW ban all donations to religious organizations
EFL SF. THBT the US should reform its political system to encourage the creation of smaller parties
EFL QF. You are a doctor at an IVF clinic. A prominent conservative politician is at your clinic seeking IVF treatment. A 'gay gene' has been identified and one of the politician's embryo carries it. THW implant the gay embryo
R9. THW allow individuals to contract out of all basic employment provision in their contracts in return for increased wage
R8. THBT indigenous groups who live in geographically separate area should be given their own completely autonomous government
R7. THW prohibit financial settlements in lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies
R6. THBT media should never report on crimes intended to attract public attention
R5. THW ban Google from retaining users' data
R4. THBT Iran should take a leading role in the negotiation in Syria
R3. THW stop teaching classic literary works in favour of recently written text when teaching literature in school
R2. THW only prosecute the management, not the athlete, for usage of performance enhancing drugs
R1. THW ban all arranged marriage